Project Gutenberg 2004-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 64 Browne, Porter Emerson 1879 1934 A Fool There Was Produced by Jason Kwong, Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "A Fool There Was" by Porter Emerson Browne is a novel likely written during the early 20th century. The story explores complex themes of love, ambition, and social dynamics through the lives of its characters, primarily focusing on John Stuyvesant Schuyler and his family, along with their social acquaintances. The narrative hints at a backdrop of contrasting lives, from wealthy households to those in squalor, capturing the intricacies of human relationships and the impact of decisions on their fates. The opening of "A Fool There Was" sets the stage by introducing several key characters and their interrelationships. John Schuyler, a man of integrity and heir to a respectable lineage, lives with his wife and son in a grand house, while next door are the Blakes, a more jovial family. Across the street resides the widow of Jimmy Blair with her daughter, Kathryn, who embodies playful innocence. The narrative describes their lives intertwined with themes of love and loss, as well as the societal norms of the time. The inclusion of contrasting elements, such as the affluent homes and the troubled lives of those in poverty, suggests a larger commentary on the human condition and the variances in life experiences, setting a compelling backdrop for the unfolding drama. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Femmes fatales -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 305200 2025-07-03T07:08:55.387757 text/html 305021 2025-01-09T22:33:01.455385 text/html 179999 2025-07-03T07:09:01.213668 application/epub+zip 183286 2025-07-03T07:08:57.103650 application/epub+zip 183286 2025-07-03T07:08:55.991673 application/epub+zip 331440 2025-07-03T07:09:04.200665 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 312150 2025-07-03T07:09:00.573643 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 288031 2022-09-03T11:10:13.258468 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 261942 2025-07-03T07:08:55.048679 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 257000 2020-12-29T14:42:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17446 2025-07-03T07:09:04.322600 application/rdf+xml 12875 2025-07-03T07:08:56.472628 image/jpeg 3342 2025-07-03T07:08:56.229646 image/jpeg 99265 2020-12-29T14:42:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 177848 2025-07-03T07:08:55.411653 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia